Wine connoisseurs post your current favorites and vintage

[jjon90]

I really enjoy great wines and am always looking to try new ones. Latest great one I had was Opolo Mountain Zin 2008.

 

[BigFoot]

spanish:

campo de viejo
faustino iv
marques de real gran reserva

 

[jjon90]

The vintage (year) Jose? The reason I would like everyone to post years is one year could taste completely different than another.

 

[tedski]

Hard to pin down a single "favorite", but one wine that really surprised me recently was the 2007 Kathryn Kennedy Lateral (Santa Cruz Mts.)

Awesome Bordeaux blend (Right Bank) that holds it's own against wines 3-4x the price ($25).

 

[Clint]

Boone Hill 2011
Blue Nun 2010
Vons "Stems n' Seeds" Collection 2011
Thunderbird Eezy-Go Boxed Series (with the ez pop spout) 2008
Ripple 2007*

(That's no typo...I really do have this...Wanna buy it?)

 

[Seminole]

My favorite wine to date was a 2003 Stonestreet Legacy from Alexander Valley, CA. To be honest, I have really become a huge fan of all Alexander Valley wines since this bottle.

 

[amsgpwarrior]

2007 in Napa is the greatest vintage of all time for Cabernet's. My favorite is 2007Caymus Special Selection, 2007 Continuum, and 2007 Robert Mondavi Reserve. Fred Schrader is the Man of the Year for 2007 Napa's with several 100 point scores. He even started making cigars to commemorate the achievement with "Sparky Hispaniola Cigars" and the line Para Ti.

2006 Chimney Rock Cabernet is one of the best cabs I've drank all year. Super silky mouthfeel, complex, and long finish.

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Monteviejo from Argentina is good.

2009 Gamay's from France

2006 is one of my favorite vintages from Bordeaux and Southern Rhone/CDP due to them being more classic in styling than the gigantic fruit and tannic 2005's, 2007's, and 2009's.

Check Out:
2003/2004 Brunello's
Any vintage from last 5 for Barolos and Barbarescos
2005/2006/2009/2010 Bordeaux's
2006/2007/2009 Southern Rhone
2009 Northern Rhone
Any vintage from last 3-4 from Washington for Cabernets and Syrahs
Any vintage before 2008 from Mendoza

 

[Cigar Cowboy]

Here is some stuff that won't break the bank, that taste like you did break the bank

2008 "The Maverick" Zinfandel, Amador County
Devious mischief abounds from these dry-farmed, head pruned, old vine vineyards in the Shenendoah Valley. This Sierra Foothill Valley is renowned for its old vine Zin vineyards which produce a wine that is chewy and spicy, rich with blackberry fruit and a hint of velvet vanilla oak. Blended with a touch of Syrah from the Bailey Vineyard. Maverick...The Jam Bomb...mischievous fun!

http://www.fourvines.com/our_wines.html

If you are lucky enough to find the 2007 let me know where. I only have 3 bottles left. I will buy every bottle I can find.

Another favorite of ours is 2008 Rombauer Zinfandel

http://www.rombauer.com//index.cfm?method=storeproducts.showList&productcategoryid=84dc6ffb-ce0a-a3b4-c1c2-40ae3e261704

We opened a bottle of the 2003 Rombauer Zinfandel on our 17th Wedding Anniversary a couple of weeks and it was an all time favorite of ours.

You are usually very safe with any Cab or Zin from Paso Robles or Napa Valley

I am very partial to Cab and Zins. Pinot Noir and Merlots normally take a back seat to good a Cab or Zins. I prefer Cabs and Zin for the same reason I am such a Tatuajes, they are usually bolder, stronger and spicier. I like a big wine like I like a big cigar.

 

[xddco]

Zin: 2007/8 Old Ghost (Klinker Brick)
2007 Gluttony (Michael and David)
2008 Epicenter (Mettler)

Pinot Noir: 2007 Cakebread
2007 Twomey
2006-8 Oregon EIEIO

Cab: 2005 Silver Oak Napa
2005 Dancing Bear (Cakebread)
2005 Georges de Latour (Beaulieu)
2005-7 Truchard

Meritage: 2007 Tapestry (Beaulieu)
2005/2007 Rapture (Michael & David)
2005 Seduction (O'Brien)
2005 Sterling SVR

These are some of my favorite go-to wines. Some are pricy, some aren't.

 

[amsgpwarrior]

To xddco:

Woo wee! Michael and David Rapture and Gluttony. Very good wines at very high alcohol levels, heavily oaked, and with huge fruit. Not always my kind of wine, but they are excellent examples of that style of wine making.

If you like that, then anything Mollydooker will be right up your alley!

 

[amsgpwarrior]

My favorite go to wine are the pinots and cabs from Sojourn Cellars in Sonoma. Their winemaker won Winemaker of the Year honors for Sonoma County, and consistently have put out great wines every single year. They are mailing list only wines but I'm pretty sure they are still taking members.

 

[Simoun]

A couple recent faves:

* 2005 Domaine Chante Cigale Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
* 2003 Castelnau Suduiraut Sauternes

(The Sauternes is great with an Epernay, by the way.)

 

[jjon90]

Another favorite of ours is 2008 Rombauer Zinfandel

Michael,
This was our favorite as well. We ordered a bottle at a wine bar and the waitress came back, said they were out. She suggested the 08 Opolo Mountain Zin and we liked it as much if not a tad better than the Rombauer. Be*-M* has it for $29

 

[Cigar Cowboy]

Michael,
This was our favorite as well. We ordered a bottle at a wine bar and the waitress came back, said they were out. She suggested the 08 Opolo Mountain Zin and we liked it as much if not a tad better than the Rombauer. Be*-M* has it for $29

We like the Opolo as well. Good stuff. Try the Maverick. You will love it!:grin:

 

[amsgpwarrior]

Frank Family Zinfadel is excellent. Not as oaky as the Rombauer and Opolo. Different styled zin. The last couple vintages were excellent.

Best website for this thread is www.cellartracker.com

I got a lot of reviews at my own wine review website here:
www.aaronfoodandwino.blogspot.com

 

[Farani]

Is anyone else on cellartracker? Shall we buddy up?

 

[amsgpwarrior]

I dont remember if I'm even a member of cellartracker. I do know I use it alot when referencing wines i'm looking to buy. I'm a member of Cork'd and have reviews on their, but definitely thinking of posting now on cellartracker.

Fa sho on the buddying up

 

[zappaFREAK]

Lots of good info here! Thanks for sharing.

 

[AR..]

Two current full bodied faves
2008 Ben Marco Malbec
2006 Anderson's Valley Conn cabernet reserve

 

[ThroughHisStomach]

2006 Leviathan

2006 Derby ‘IMPLICO’ Bordeaux Blend

2007 Chateau Chateau Grenache/Mataro Skulls

Barcino Cava